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PERFORMANCE GRADING INDEX FOR DISTRICTS

28th June, 2022

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  • The Performance Grading Index for Districts (PGI-D) has been released by the Ministry of Education.
  • Rajasthan’s Sikar is the top performer in the Index.

 

About Performance Grading Index for Districts

  • The index analyses the performance of the school education system at the District level.
  • The Indian Education System;
    • One of the largest in the world.
    • Nearly 15 lakh schools.
    • Approx 97 lakh teachers.
    • About 26 crore students from varied socioeconomic backgrounds.
  • The data for the assessment is filled by districts through the online portal.
  • It assesses institutes across 83 indicators, which are grouped under 6 categories;
    • Effective Classroom Transaction.
    • Infrastructure Facilities and Student’s Entitlements.
    • School Safety and Child Protection.
    • Digital Learning.
    • Governance Process.
  • These categories are further divided into 12 sub-categories;
    • Learning Outcomes and Quality.
    • Access Outcomes.
    • Teacher Availability and Professional Development Outcomes.
    • Learning Management.
    • Learning Enrichment Activities.
    • Infrastructure, Facilities, Student Entitlements.
    • School Safety and Child Protection.
    • Digital Learning.
    • Funds convergence and utilization.
    • Enhancing CRCs Performance.
    • Attendance Monitoring Systems.
    • School Leadership Development.
  • The index grades the districts into 10 grades.
    • Daksh is the Highest achievable Grade for Districts scoring more than 90% of the total points in that category or overall.
    • Akanshi-3 in the lowest grade for scores up to 10% of the total points.
  • The Index shows that schools across India performed poorly digital learning category.
    • Around 61% of districts of the country, Students had very little exposure to digital learning due to limited availability of computers, Internet facilities and teachers trained to handle technological tools in schools.
    • Nearly 180 districts scored less than 10% on digital learning,

Way Forward

  • The Index would help in identifying the gaps at the district level and improve their performance in a decentralized manner.
  • It will encourage education institutions to perform better and raise the quality of education.

 

https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1837313

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/rajasthans-sikar-highest-performing-district-in-school-education-across-india/article65573881.ece

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